Oh, bullying
So lately, Bri has been complaining about a 2nd grader who's been picking on her on the bus. It's on and off and sometimes the girl is nice and sometimes she's mean. Other times she's mean only when a certain other friend rides the bus. Before winter break, this girl had broken a prize of Bri's (something cheap like the magnetic hair with the face games). I finally spoke to the bus driver and asked her to please move her when she got back from break.
Well, of course, 2+ weeks is a long time and she didn't move her. On Friday, she told me that this little girl threatened to come to our house, beat down the door and kick her face in. Um, excuse me? So now, I have to talk to the bus driver again and someone at transportation. Listen, I am not a helicopter mom. Kids will get picked on wherever so I am not panicking and starting to take her to school. It's one thing to say mean things but when you threaten violence, no, you need to get spoken to about it. Bri told me that she threatened to tell on the girl and the girl started crying. Must be why she's so on and off.
I also reminded Bri, there's a million reasons this girl could be lashing out at you. You, however, don't have to put up with it. If you've tried being nice and that doesn't work, well, I'm glad you told me so we can try to separate you for a while. I reminded her as long as she lets this girl pick on her and manipulate her, she will.
The thing I don't get is Bri told me she got an award at the awards assembly her school had in early December. So, maybe this kid is a good kid for the most part and is unloading her baggage on Bri. If my kid is a jerk to your kid, I want to know. I need to know so I can rectify it. I wonder if her parents know or would be embarrassed like I know I would be if it'd been Bri.
Bri is a pretty good kid but last year, she got a referral for punching a bully on the bus. She was tired of him picking on her and she punched him in the nose. She felt so bad about it. She got a referral but nothing else and never had a problem with him again. She wrote him an apology letter and he just threw it in the trash. Didn't even read it.
I am not going to homeschool her or switch schools (not that I'm anti-homeschool). At least, I hope I won't have to. There will always be mean people out there. It's hard to love them the way Jesus wants you to but we gotta try. It's a hard life lesson and it's hard to watch your kids go through it. Unfortunately, the world is not puppies and rainbows, not everyone is going to be your friend or like you. THAT IS OK!
In the mean time, I'm going to be praying for this little girl's heart and whatever is causing her to lash out at Bri. I hope we are able to resolve this quickly. I would never want my daughter to be a bully but I also know she doesn't deserve to be bullied. We'll see how it goes!
Well, of course, 2+ weeks is a long time and she didn't move her. On Friday, she told me that this little girl threatened to come to our house, beat down the door and kick her face in. Um, excuse me? So now, I have to talk to the bus driver again and someone at transportation. Listen, I am not a helicopter mom. Kids will get picked on wherever so I am not panicking and starting to take her to school. It's one thing to say mean things but when you threaten violence, no, you need to get spoken to about it. Bri told me that she threatened to tell on the girl and the girl started crying. Must be why she's so on and off.
I also reminded Bri, there's a million reasons this girl could be lashing out at you. You, however, don't have to put up with it. If you've tried being nice and that doesn't work, well, I'm glad you told me so we can try to separate you for a while. I reminded her as long as she lets this girl pick on her and manipulate her, she will.
The thing I don't get is Bri told me she got an award at the awards assembly her school had in early December. So, maybe this kid is a good kid for the most part and is unloading her baggage on Bri. If my kid is a jerk to your kid, I want to know. I need to know so I can rectify it. I wonder if her parents know or would be embarrassed like I know I would be if it'd been Bri.
Bri is a pretty good kid but last year, she got a referral for punching a bully on the bus. She was tired of him picking on her and she punched him in the nose. She felt so bad about it. She got a referral but nothing else and never had a problem with him again. She wrote him an apology letter and he just threw it in the trash. Didn't even read it.
I am not going to homeschool her or switch schools (not that I'm anti-homeschool). At least, I hope I won't have to. There will always be mean people out there. It's hard to love them the way Jesus wants you to but we gotta try. It's a hard life lesson and it's hard to watch your kids go through it. Unfortunately, the world is not puppies and rainbows, not everyone is going to be your friend or like you. THAT IS OK!
In the mean time, I'm going to be praying for this little girl's heart and whatever is causing her to lash out at Bri. I hope we are able to resolve this quickly. I would never want my daughter to be a bully but I also know she doesn't deserve to be bullied. We'll see how it goes!
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